and we'll talk to ari fleischer. >> he also has a message to heal the problem with an nfl. if you have to run to the radio, do it. bill o'rielly joins me live. stay within yourself. sg good morning, everybody. the battle in alabama has a winner. conservative challenger roy moore pulling out a huge victory against luther strange and overcoming heavy republican support for strange including that from the white house and president trump himself. as we say good morning. gauging the fallout i'm bill hemmer. >> shannon: what a late night. not as late as it could have been. >> bill: 9:30, right? >> shannon: i'm shannon bream. the results are in. former state supreme court justice roy moore defeating luther strange by about 10 points. both candidates said last night it's time to move forward. >> together we can make america

great. we can support the president. don't let anybody in the press think that because he supported my opponent that i do not support him. and support his agenda. >> i want to thank the president of the united states. i'm sure he will be criticized for coming to campaign for me. that's what loyal friends do. sometimes it's more than politics. >> bill: president trump tweeting his congratulations earlier today spoke to roy moore of alabama for the first time last night. sounds like a great guy who ran a fantastic race and he will help make america great again. jonathan serry. big margins in alabama for the national race there. what happens now? >> president trump has vowed to support moore going into the general election and even though he did not support their

candidate in the primary, making this pivot may be easier than you may think. alabama gave president trump strong support during the november election and that hasn't changed. we spoke with many of moore's supporters last night who say they continue to support president trump and his endorsement of luther strange during the primary really didn't have much of an impact on their vote. moore has enjoyed strong support throughout the years among christian conservatives. >> there is one you don't see up here. let me just tell you, he has done more for my campaign than anybody. that's almighty god. >> based on the president's tweet it appears these two politicians are hitting it off just fine going into the general election. >> bill: as they move toward the general election what are we likely to see take shape, jonathan? >> you'll see donald trump switching his support to roy moore going into that general

election. roy moore faces democrat doug jones, a former u.s. attorney here in alabama. a popular figure but any democrat faces an uphill battle trying to win a state race here in alabama. alabama is a solidly red state. at the same time, this is an unusual political climate. you can take nothing for granted. something that luther strange alluded to in his concession speech. listen. >> the political winds in this country right now are very hard to understand. so it's been a tough deal. >> you can take nothing for granted in this political climate. you are likely to see both parties actively campaigning in the coming most going into the december 12 general election. >> thank you, jonathan. >> shannon: another big story this morning.

goodbye obamacare repeal and hello tax reform. they're set to unveil their plan. they'll announce the details hours from now and then later today the president will head to indiana to tout is plan. we're live from the white house to tell us more. good morning, doug. this is one plan the gop and administration cannot afford to botch say a lot of folks. >> so true after mitch mcconnell was forced to pull the graham-cassidy healthcare proposal yesterday. the senate is left with no record of legislative accomplishment other than the supreme court justice. they need a win and tax reform may be their best hope. >> make it simpler. americans spend over 6 billion man-hours a year we could use doing other things complying with the codes. just to reduce the rates and to

make sure to reduce the brackets from 7 to 3 and reduce the rates on the middle class so they actually get a pay raise. >> the plan is set to include a big cut to corporate taxes, the highest in the world right now from 35% to 20%. small businesses who use the individual income tax code will see a cut to 25%. the plan includes incentives allowing companies to write off equipment for five years and athe president will be heading to indiana later this morning to tout this tax proposal in a speech in indianapolis later today. >> shannon: we're hearing out there this thing isn't over with, healthcare. what is the plan? is there a plan to revisit this? >> from the president's perspective there is. this morning he tweeted this. we'll have the votes for healthcare but not for the reconciliation deadline of friday where we need 60.

get rid of the filibuster rule. mitch mcconnell is a traditionalist and long resisted getting rid of the filibuster rule and there was this curious tweet from the president this morning as well. he said with one yes vote in hospital and very positive signs from alaska and two others mccain is out we have the healthcare vote but not for friday. we have been trying to figure out who that one yes vote in the hospital is. it is certainly not mccain. he refers to mccain separately in that tweet. there is speculation he was confusing steve scalise. >> shannon: when you solve it, let us know. thanks, doug. >> bill: a lot to break down now bringing in chris stirewalt. good morning to you. let me take you back to alabama on friday when the president said this on the stump in that state. >> president trump: i might

have made a mistake. if luther doesn't win, they aren't going to say we picked up 25 points in a very short period of time. they're going to say donald trump, the president of the united states, was unable to pull his candidate across the line. >> bill: some people may be saying that. they're also writing stories this was a vote against the establishment in washington i don't know what the truth is. or whether or not this was just a one-off vote. roy moore was a known quantity in the state of alabama. what is your view of it? >> roy moore is definitely a known quantity in alabama and a favorite of the fire brand cultural conservative nationalist right in alabama bigly. the other thing on the local level that affects the race is that luther strange served as the state's attorney general priefr to getting appointed to the senate and seen as being tarnished to a certain degree

by the former governor robert bentley's bizarre world sex scandal and it was stranger than even west virginia politics stands alabama politics. so there were local factors at play here. but there will be national consequences and the national consequences will be that the president laid down a marker, he couldn't deliver and as a consequence republicans will be less fearful of him and less eager to have him as an ally. >> bill: he said. if his opponent wins i'll be here campaigning for hell like him. you have both sides there. this tweet also now from earlier today. we will have the votes for healthcare but not for reconciliation deadline of friday. after which we need 60. get rid of filibuster rule from earlier today. now, taxes will be a big deal in two hours, chris. you can already see the stories being written about mitch mcconnell. unable to deliver on healthcare. what are the prospects they get

this done? >> on the question of the president's demand the senate get rid of the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation. if they can't get 51 votes to pass health insurance changes that are widely popular among republicans, do you really think that they can get 51 votes to eliminate the filibuster? i don't. i think it's more than farfetched there wouldn't be at least three republicans saying we aren't going to change the rules in the senate. this is a battle for the president he is going against this as opposed to what they have to do now. what they absolutely have to do or this term of congress and in a large part this presidency will be so far on the rocks that there will be no way to float it again. they have to find a way to get a tax cut through. now, whether or not they will have to do it with reconciliation again and do it on republican votes and jam a simple tax cut through or it looks like they'll try the more ambitious version of 60 votes and democrats and do the whole thing. it will be a tough pull no matter who the majority leader

is or what the rules of the senate are. >> bill: chris stirewalt, washington, d.c. on the last point just yesterday the president was talking about pulling in democrats on this process, too. watch that going back and forth. 10 minutes past the hour. >> shannon: coming up tt trump warning the north korean dictator to choose his words and actions carefully. >> if we take that option it will be very bad. he is saying things that should never, ever be said and we're replying to those things. >> shannon: this comes as the white house is preparing for president trump's upcoming visit to china. john bolton breaks it all done next. >> bill: breaking news overseas in afghanistan. the taliban launching grenades and rockets out of kabul airport just hours after secretary james mattis touches down. how did they know about that visit and was he the target of that attack? >> shannon: coming to the aid

of puerto rico, the u.s. navy sending more ships packed with doctors and supplies as the president gets ready to visit the u.s. territory himself. >> president trump: we've gotten a pluses on texas and florida and we will also on puerto rico. the difference is this is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean, a big ocean, a very big ocean, and we're doing a really good job. i love you, droolius caesar, but sometimes you stink. febreze car vent clip cleans away odors for up to 30 days. because the things you love can stink.

>> president trump: we're totally prepared for the second option. not a preferred option, but if we take that option, it will be devastating, i can tell you that, devastating for north korea. that's called the military option. if we have to take it, we will. >> bill: that from yesterday president trump asked about it warning north korea to back off during that news conference with spain's prime minister. rex tillerson arriving in china this week to talk about rising tension with the rogue nation of north korea. john bolton, former ambassador to the u.n. good morning to you. i think from the viewers' standpoint the rhetoric goes back and forth every day like a ping-pong. where does this rhetoric take us? >> i think the rhetoric itself is not so important. i think what people should focus on is really the continuing strategic clash between north korea and the world. it is not just between north korea and the united states. and the clash is north korea

has demonstrated it has nuclear weapons capabilities and it has been launching ballistic missiles we believe can hit targets in the united states. i think that's unacceptable to the united states and we either find a way to get rid of the regime or get rid of the nuclear weapons or as the president said you have to look at the military option. that continues day-by-day no matter what -- >> bill: we fly b-1 bombers over the coast. the furthest north and the closest to the coastline in 50 years i do believe is the fact. meanwhile, the north koreans are moving more assets to the eastern coast of their country. what does all of that tell you? >> i think the inevitable outcome here is that china is going to have to get involved or we will be at the military option. that's why secretary of state rex tillerson's trip is important. china says you deal with north korea, that's your problem. that has never been the case. they have sustained north korea ever since it was founded after

world war ii. they are responsible for north korea getting a nuclear weapons program as much as anybody else. it really is china's problem and somebody needs to tell that to them. >> bill: president trump goes there in november. it is also the issue of trade. we'll see how that goes. this administration has moved china in ways on this issue the past three administrations were unwilling or unable to do. >> i think optically. i would caution here china has done this bob and weave routine for 25 years. they look like they're getting serious about north korea until our attention gets diverted and

they go back to business as usual. we can't tell yet whether it's a permanent change. ultimately it is china that can stop north korea and china that can stop north korea's nuclear weapons program and china that has to be held responsible for its behave nor. >> you saw the parents of otto warmbier. >> it was astounding to us that north korea is not listed as a state sponsor of terror. we owe it to the world to list north korea as a state sponsor of terror. >> bill: what a gripping story they have to tell. what did you think of that? >> people talk a lot about personal relations in international affairs. i think it's overstated. one thing you can't overstate is the character of the regimes that we deal with. and what happened to the warmbier family tells you everything you need to know about north korea. it's an embarrassment to me, north korea was on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. they were taken off by the bush administration. it never should have happened and they are right, it should be put back on immediately. >> bill: why did it happen then? >> the administration had fallen under the siren song of those who say you can negotiate with north korea and chitchat them out of their nuclear weapons program.

it has been wrong for 25 years and it's wrong today. >> bill: so they have fooled a lot of people up until now. >> three straight administrations. >> bill: thank you, sir, very much. john bolton here in the studio 20 minutes past the hour now. >> shannon: president trump doubling down again in his war of words with the nfl over players kneeling in protest during the national anthem and why he says he is not backing down plus the high profile veteran wife coming to his defense. and puerto rico's governor said the situation there is, quote, a -- apocalyptic. calls for aid continue to rise. >> i can guarantee the president has called and pledged his support. the president is very much aware we are confident that we will get the resources. i don't know why i didn't get screened a long time ago.

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>> bill: republican senator bob corker will not seek a third term in 2018. corker chairs the powerful senate foreign relations committee but says he doesn't want to become a career politician. he had faced increased criticism from the far right including steve bannon who threatened to mount a primary challenge against him. he is our guest next hour and we'll talk about all matters in d.c. facing republicans and clearly this decision from yesterday. stay tuned. >> shannon: the trump administration is sendsing more ships and military aid to puerto rico to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by hurricane maria. conditions on the island are getting worse by the day. a shortage of food and water. millions are without power and officials say it could take more than a month just to restore the basics. president trump says he will travel to puerto rico on tuesday. it comes as lawmakers intensify calls to try to help this u.s. territory. >> president trump: the

governor of puerto rico is so thankful for the great job we're doing. the most difficult job. it's on an island in the middle of the ocean. >> there is critical medical needs the that are unmet in those areas. how do you deliver medicines and life-saving supplies acrossroads that might still not be navigated. the challenges are extraordinary. >> it's humanitarian and search and rescue. when we get the information we need we'll do more in congress to act on all these hurricane victims wherever they are. >> shannon: we're live in puerto rico. 60% of the population is homeless now. good morning, garrett. >> shannon, in this area west of san juan was one of the hardest hit by flooding. you can see seven days after hurricane maria, this is what a lot of the side roads still look like. i don't know if you can see. it may be hard. on the brick, this is the waterline of where it was a

week ago. the waters have gone down but still there is a foot or two of water here on a lot of the side roads, low-lying areas of this neighborhood. it is not just water. because there is no power and because there is no running water, their sewage system is backed up in this neighborhood and worked its way up to a lot of that and this is what folks have to walk through. several times a day to get back to their homes to and from in order to get food, water, and gas. that is forcing folks to make some extremely tough decisions. >> we only have certain hours with light during the day. which means what do we do? do we spend our time two hours or three hours in a line in the grocery store? five or six hours in a line to put gas on the car? an hour in the atm if you are able to find one? those are the main challenges. >> you can see a lot of homes

in this area had roofs ripped off by maria. they're trying to survive and also trying to rebuild. several folks we have spoken to this morning have said that yesterday for the first time they saw folks from fema and the red cross coming through this area but the actual help, the supplies like food and water is still yet to be seen and they say that it's something they desperately need. >> shannon: hearing him describe the basic things that take hours and hours to get if you can find them. a reminder about what they're facing there. >> bill: the airport and seaport is damaged. difficult to access and get personnel to puerto rico. next hour we'll hear from brock long, he runs fema and how the u.s. government is acting now. help is on the way but it can't come too quickly. >> shannon: he was just there on monday and briefed the president. interesting to see what they are recommending to the president. congress is waiting to hear from him. >> bill: island nation makes it that much more difficult.

they need it. meanwhile enough debris to fill 125 football stadiums. that's how much damage is left behind by harvey in texas. you've got giant piles lining the streets of houston. how they're handling cleanup efforts there in a moment. >> shannon: plus next up tax reform after the senate strikes out again on any kind of obamacare repeal. gop lawmakers likely to get an earful from their constituents. arizona senator jeff flake is up for reelection in 2018 and joins us next as republicans vow they aren't giving up just yet. >> this is the most important thing i can do for the country working with my colleagues. not just repeal obamacare but replace it with a system closer to where you live, controlled by people you can vote for. and we're going to get there.

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substance of the idea, it's because of the process, the hand we were dealt. there is plenty of fight left in us like there is fight left in you. >> we haven't given up on changing the american healthcare system. we are not going to be able to do that this week but it still lies ahead of us and we haven't given up on it. >> shannon: republicans are for now giving up the campaign promise to dismantle obamacare. after announcing yesterday there won't be a vote on the latest replacement bill this week. here is kellyanne conway this morning urging republicans to try to explain this to their constituents. >> they ran successfully on repealing and replacing obamacare. they have to go home and explain why this wasn't good enough. that will be difficult for many of the people who just can't get healthcare, health insurance. >> shannon: senator jeff flake joins us live from the hill. you are going to face your constituents for reelection potentially next year.

what are you going to tell them about how this played out? >> i obviously wanted to get this across the finish line. i intended to vote for graham-cassidy. i voted for the other measures that would have repealed and replaced. so 155,000 people in arizona will wake up this morning without any insurance and paid a fine to the federal government because they can't find affordable insurance and so they are hurting badly and why i was certainly in favor of measures to repeal and replace. >> shannon: do you think it will play a factor, this failure to get something passed in primary races where you face dr. kelly ward because people are angry at washington and they don't understand how seven years of promises the white house, senate and house didn't get across the finish line? >> i certainly think if i had voted against or stood against this proposal it would negatively effect my reelection certainly. but i've been in favor. i think i voted 30 some times

to repeal and replace and would do the same now. so i think for those who were voting against it, yeah, they would have a bit of a problem explaining that. >> shannon: what do you make of the president tweeting today about getting rid of the filibuster in the senate. dropping that 60 vote threshold moving forward. bipartisan opposition to that idea. he isn't giving up on pushing it, though. >> there is bipartisan opposition to it. i should mention that we've had trouble getting 52 votes of the 50 votes plus the vice president needed. so that wouldn't have come to play here. i think that we ought to change behavior here in the senate, not the rules. the filibuster rule has certainly been effective and has helped those of us who believe in limited government. were it not for the filibuster rule we would have probably right to work laws gone across the country, a lot of other more liberal policies would

have been enacted had we not had the filibuster. so i'm certainly not in favor of changing the rules. >> shannon: are you feeling optimistic about tax reform? a lot of pressure. >> i am. i do think this is an area that fits well under reconciliation, under the 51 votes we need. i think we'll get several democrats to support this. we desperately need it in terms of the jolt to the economy. we have a corporate tax rate that is the highest in the world. so we've got to deal with it. >> shannon: there has been a lot of talk about democrats working together with you on this. but i want to touch on healthcare because you have republican leaders, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell talking about moving forward. that opportunity to get this done with 51 votes expires on saturday essentially unless something unforeseen happens. do you think any democrats come together on the issue of healthcare. as long as talk of repeal there is no discussion with republicans at all. with republicans saying we're

moving forward on healthcare, what path do you see? >> there are ways we can approach it next year. we can also do it under reconciliation if we write the budget that way next year. you're right. as for now we're unable to. democrats coming forward working with us, i just don't see it on this issue right now. that's why i think it was important to pass something and then draw democrats to the table. believe me, this would have been just the start. there are many parts of this healthcare system that we would have had to fix with a bipartisan majority and a bipartisan vote but it is a shame we couldn't get started at least. >> shannon: i want to ask you about the supreme court. you're getting involved urging the court trying to take up a case based out of a ruling by the ninth circuit. they don't think it's okay for there to be a blanket policy that criminal defendants come to court in shackles. people are innocent until proven guilty in this country and knee should be able to come in unshackled, face a judge and

jury and make this presumption that makes it look like they're guilty. you have grave doubts about what they are, what they're accused of and may be capable of. how will you urge to court to overturn the ninth circuit? >> there is precedent if you appear before a jury, you can't be restrained in a way that makes you look guilty. and i think that's necessary and proper. what the ninth circuit has done is contrary to what other circuits have done has said if you're to appear before a judge, there can be no presumption there and you can't be restrained in a way that might make you look guilty. what that does in arizona, for example, where the u.s. marshals alone in federal courts had 84,000 times when they brought prisoners before a judge for a plea or for an

arraignment, that the judge would have to make an individual determination as to whether or not they could be restrained. and that puts so much -- so many demands on the marshals and sheriffs and local law enforcement where they can't even put restraints on if they are appearing before a judge. so along with sheriffs association in arizona, the national sheriffs association, the western states sheriffs association we've asked the supreme court to grant cert to take up the ninth circuit ruling because it simply isn't workable in arizona or the ninth circuit, california and other jurisdictions. >> shannon: they're taking up a number of cases this term dealing with criminal procedure and our courtrooms and how it works. we'll watch to see if it makes the cut on appeal. thank you for your time. >> bill: there is a new push after a divisive vote held by

iraq's kurdish region in the north. baghdad saying they need to hand over the airports in three days. the claim angering the central government out of baghdad. the country's prime minister tweeting this. we will not compromise on iraq's unity and sovereignty. some wanted to weaken it. they have miscalculated. benjamin hall live with more. >> hi, bill. that was a resounding yes vote over here, 93% of people voting to leave iraq and now we're seeing that backlash. neighboring countries threatening both economic and military responses. the next couple of days will be very tense indeed here. as expected, iraq and turkey have been the most vocal opponents holding a joint military drill along the kurdish borders and iraq is saying they will send in troops.

one is kirkuk where the kurds have been engaged in the fight against isis. these positions were built to defend against isis, the terror group is still just two miles away. but since the referendum this has also become the border for a possible kurdish state. these soldiers believe it could become a front line with baghdad. not just with isis. and they say they're ready to die defending it meaning two u.s. allies could soon be facing off. the foreign minister of kurdistan told fox news that baghdad needed to accept the vote. >> we need baghdad to be realistic and accept this new reality. today we enter into a different era with baghdad. it's over. >> people in kurdistan are still celebrating and they say there is no turning back. they say they have earned the right to self-determination after a century of abuse. people here also saying they wish there was more support from president trump who as

candidate trump spoke out in favor of the kurds often. as president trump has not been so vocal. many people here say he may be the adopting the u.s. one iraq policy hoping to keep this country together. the next couple of days will be tense to see which country acts first or how it can be resolved. >> bill: good to have you there in iraq. >> shannon: president trump doubling down against the nfl and defending the criticism of the league over players kneeling during the national anthem. the widow of chris kyle breaks her silence in an open letter to the nfl. our panel takes that on next. >> bill: another issue for debate. is free speech under assault on our nation's college campuses? the a.g., jeff sessions, with a strong message saying he is prepared to fight in order to protect it. >> the american university was once the center of academic freedom, a place of robust debate, a forum for the competition of ideas.

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>> shannon: the first time ever saudi arabia will allow women to drive starting next summer. the white house issuing this statement about the decision. this is a positive step toward promoting the rights and opportunities of women in saudi arabia. we will continue to support saudi arabia in its efforts to strengthen saudi society and the economy through reforms like this and the implementation of saudi vision 2030. >> president trump: it's a shame what was taking place. to me it was a very important moment. i don't think you can disrespect our country, our

flag, our national anthem. to me the nfl situation is a very important situation. >> bill: it was the first question in the rose garden yesterday and the president defending that criticism. brad blakeman and richard fowler. gentlemen, good day to both of you. i think this thing has been talked to death over the past four or five days. i don't know what more we can add. i think the essential question now is this. how does the league find its way out of this, brad? certainly it does not want this to linger for the rest of the year and possibly not even this weekend. what is your thinking? >> it requires leadership and the disrespecting of the american flag by any player, by any team, by any member of the nfl or representing the nfl shouldn't be tolerated.

the solution is quite clear. if you take the field as part of the game, you stand and respect the flag consistent with the protocols of saluting the flag. >> bill: does that come from the owners, the commissioner, the head of the union. >> it comes from the commissioner who represents -- remember, this is a trade association represented by the nfl, the owners agree that the nfl should represent the owners and they speak with one voice. so the nfl should make a rule just like they do for everything else. is it unbelievable that in the nfl you can't twerk on the field after you get a touchdown. you'll be find and you could be removed but you can disrespect the american flag? that's not tolerable in our society and as a fan i'm not going to be held hostage to any protest by watching on tv or attending a game. >> >> bill: richard, how does the nfl get out of this? what's the solution? >> brad's solution would work if this was about the flag but it's about racial injustice.

how the nfl gets out of this. >> bill: it becomes about the flag at the time they choose to kneel and why the flag is an issue here. how does the league find a way out of this? >> you saw with the cowboys, they kneeled before the flag and they were still booed by the audience and still made a media spectacle. this isn't about the flag. how the nfl gets out of this is the owners and roger goodell have to approach the president and say listen, the nfl is what we do. you are supposed to lead the country. maybe you should stay out of our business and we'll stay out of yours. that's probably the best approach to it. the reason why we're talking about it today the president has fwaoeted about it 20 to 30 times. if he focused on puerto rico or repealing and replacing healthcare and focused on his agenda. >> bill: keep it on this item here. the league could have managed this a year ago and it chose not to. maybe it was political correctness, i don't know. the widow of chris kyle, the

american sniper, said this at fox news.com referring to her husband chris. what people loved most about the sports, football was a metaphor for our ideal world. different backgrounds, talents, political beliefs and history is one big team with one big goal, to do well, to win together. she makes the point that when you are all in the stadium and in line for concessions and you are there for the same reason, brad. that's to pull your team to victory. and that is the ultimate sign of unity. >> mrs. kyle couldn't have said it better. sports should be the uniteer of our country. when you go to a game there aren't political section. you sit in the democrat or republican section. it is all one and one for all and what it should be. sports is a great escape from the realities that we face every day. and richard is conflating a policy to a sport. and that's the division that

should not be happening in america. and the lack of leadership on behalf of the owners and on behalf of the league and the players. that have brought this to the forefront of american attention. this should never be. >> bill: they put these coaches, richard, and these players in a very uncomfortable position. they're football players and paid to do a job. they aren't paid to take stands on social issues on the field on a sunday afternoon. and now they are all foerlsed to make a decision. and you saw what we got last weekend, which is just a mish mash all over the place about what is going to happen before they kick off before every game. back to mrs. kyle's point. she is saying that you are a reflection of america. when you are in the stadium itself. that's a beautiful thing. >> it is a beautiful thing, bill. what a let of these football players is saying if i'm a reflection of america and i bring my whole self to the game

i bring my pain to the game. a lot of these players are saying this racial injustice -- you think about the player from seattle, washington, right, who was arrested wrongfully in las vegas for no reason in particular. >> bill: there are different facts on that. that story hasn't played out. we do not know if race was a factor there and you know that as well. >> once again these players bring their whole entire self to the game and you are asking them to leave a part of themselves at the game and that's unfair to these players. >> it's part of their employment, richard. come on. speech and constitutional rights -- >> african-american men are targeted by police over and over again. they bring their whole self to the game. they're saying we're tired of the injustice and use our platform as players of the nfl to stand up for it. this is nothing new. jesse owens and jackie robinson

stood up for it these players are doing the same. >> bill: we'll be back to debate this again. >> shannon: terrorists launching an attack at kabul before mattis arrives in afghanistan. who tipped them off? oh, thanks! clearly my whitening toothpaste is not cutting it. time for whitestrips. whitening toothpaste only works on the surface. but crest 3d white whitestrips safely work... below the enamel surface... ...to whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. hey, nice smile! thanks! i crushed the tissue test. yeah you did! crest whitestrips. healthy, beautiful smiles for life.

>> shannon: the taliban and isis claiming responsibility for an attack on kabul airport. it happened less than two hours after secretary james mattis landed at the airport for a surprise visit to afghanistan. it's raising questions about who may have tipped them off. secretary mattis is condemning the attack. >> an attack on an international airport anywhere in the world is a criminal act by terrorists. it is designed to go after generally innocent people to make some sort of statement and this is a classic definition of

what the taliban are up to right now. >> shannon: connor powell is live in jerusalem with more. >> the taliban said they were targeting secretary mattis. he was well clear of the international airport in kabul when the attack took place. he was in town to meet with the afghan president and taken a helicopter from the airport to the presidential compound two hours earlier. still, the airport was damaged according to afghan media. there was an explosion at a weapons depot and several planes in a passenger terminal sustained light damage as well. there are also reports several civilians-out side the airport also received some injuries as well. it is not exactly clear how many. mattis's trip to afghanistan was not publicly announced but he was in india the day before and often u.s. officials visit afghanistan when they are in the region. it wouldn't have taken too much for the taliban to figure out

that mattis was in town after he landed. this is his first trip to afghanistan after president trump announced additional surge of 3,000 american troops to help the 14,000 troops there battling the taliban. mattis pledged continued american support for the afghan government going forward and said he will not allow the country to be a safe haven for terrorists. shannon. >> shannon: connor powell live for us in jerusalem. >> bill: how much help does puerto rico need today? parts devastated by hurricane maria still lacking fuel, power and cell service and water in some places. an update from brock long is

next to talk about that and what will make up the republican tax reform plan? they are getting ready to dish on the details next hour live on capitol hill and we'll be there.

>> shannon: president trump

hitting the road to roll out a sweeping new tax plan. the president and republican leaders today will reveal their blueprint to reduce what they say is the heavy drag of federal taxes and get the economy moving again on the heels of healthcare not going so well. i'm shannon bream. it's a new day. >> bill: good morning to you. i'm bill hemmer. good morning, everybody. trillions of dollars on the line aimed at higher economic growth for everyone. house and senate leaders holding an event to release the unified framework for tax reform. you will see that in about an hour's time as the president goes to indiana this afternoon to sell it. vowing to create jobs and boost income after years of sluggish growth. >> president trump: we will create millions of new jobs for our people and bring many, many businesses back to our shores. we will become a competitive nation again. we won't see companies leaving our country, firing their people, and going and then selling their product by the

way back into our country with no tax and no retribution. that will all stop. >> shannon: mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. very busy spot these days. >> no question about this. all system go today on a major promise republican leaders have made to the american people. a huge legislative priority. lawmakers left first thing this morning for a retreat to be held on tax reform. they are being joined by vice president mike pence and lawmakers are being briefed on this plan. they're rolling out to fix our tax code so democrats push to be part of that retreat. republican leaders say they're welcome to participate in the process as legislation goes through the process of becoming law. bottom line after struggling mightily with healthcare reform, republican leaders are eager to turn the page on fixing the tax code. >> the budget committee will be

marking up next week and we plan to move forward on our next priority, which is reforming the american tax code in a significant way for the first time in 30 years. >> president trump met face-to-face with bipartisan members of the house ways and means committee, the committee that handles the tax code in the house of representative. the president emphasized making the tax code simple and fair, cutting taxes tremendously for the middle class, lowering rates for businesses to create more jobs and higher wages and working to bring back trillions of dollars in wealth from overseas. top democrats spelled out their priorities as well. >> we've laid out three principles. no reconciliation. do it together. not how you did tax -- healthcare which didn't end up with a great result. >> this is just the starting point of what is expected to be the dominant topic here on capitol hill this fall. shannon. >> shannon: mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill and that

man is getting a work-out. running around chasing everybody. things are going to happen, they fall apart. they're back on. now it's taxes. >> bill: abc has a poll out. 44% oppose the president's tax plan. 48% support it. 28% are undecided. i don't know how they know. >> shannon: we haven't seen it yet. what plan is there. >> bill: it doesn't exist. i don't know who you are talking to. we'll find out in an hour's time. despite the latest hurdle president trump vowing to get healthcare done and once again calling to get rid of the filibuster rule. tweeting earlier today we'll have the votes for healthcare but not for the reconciliation deadline of friday, which we need 60. get rid of filibuster rule, end quote. that's healthcare. today it's about tax reform and soon we'll find out what's in the plan. pennsylvania senator pat toomey. republican on the finance committee. good day to you and we'll see where we go now. thank you for your time. does everyone get a tax cut

under your plan yes or no? >> almost certainly yes. there is some chance that very high income individuals will not. i hope everyone gets a tax cut. certainly middle class and working class families definitely will get a tax cut. i hope everyone does. >> bill: corporate rate 20%? >> that's where i hope we get to. i think we can. that will be enormously constructive. by the way, that will help workers because the evidence is very clear a high corporate tax rate comes in part of the expense of the employees of that company. >> bill: you may have heard chuck schumer say they want a part in this. >> we'll go through committee. senator schumer changes his mind and decides he wants to work with us after signing a letter making it clear he did not, then we'll welcome his input. we'll go through committee and get this done one way or another. >> bill: the president apparently during his meetings at the white house wanted to involve democrats. were you there for that comment? >> i was not at that meeting but i was at dinner with the

president just a week or so ago with three other republican senators and three democratic senators. >> bill: and they said? >> these were the three democratic senators who didn't sign the letter which indicated really not much interest in working with us. so they were probably the right ones to start with. but like i said it is going to go through the committee. there are democrats on the committee. if they want to participate and help constructively they will have every opportunity to do so. >> bill: you are coming off this bruising battle over healthcare that failed. how can you relay a message to republican voters that you will make good on your word this time? >> look, the proof will be in the pudding and it starts next week when the senate budget committee has to produce a budget that allows us to do tax reform. i think we will. that will be a concrete step in the right direction and the other thing i would point out is there has been an awful lot of work that has gone into -- a

lot of agreement on what the tax code should look like. unfortunately we hadn't had that consensus among republicans on healthcare. i think we're much closer on taxes. >> bill: we were told a failure on obamacare repeal and replace was not an option. >> failure on tax reform is not an option. obamacare is a huge setback. i'm as disappointed as anyone in america that we weren't successful yet. it's not over. we'll shift right now to tax reform. we have the momentum and know where we want to go and have a consensus. but it will be difficult and we have to do the hard work now of getting it done. >> bill: can senator mcconnell deliver as majority leader? >> look, i think senator mcconnell has done a great job leading this conference. he is going to insist on an open process where every interested member has a chance to weigh in. that is the right approach and i'm confident we'll get the job done. >> bill: final question here.

i asked you a lot of questions. why don't you go and tell our audience how you would frame what this reform package would look like, especially when you consider so many have talked about generational reform going back to 1986. if you can based on your outline, what does it look like? >> what it looks like for an average working class family in allentown, pennsylvania, reduction in their tax bill, the same as a pay raise. a simpler tax form to submit. on the business side we are going to make american workers and american business able to compete with anyone in the world. america is going to be the best place to invest money, to start a new business, to hire more workers and that extra growth is going the drive up wages. so i think this is going to be really, really good for everybody and i'm really looking forward to getting it done. >> bill: we'll see what it looks like. thank you for your time. details are dribbling out now.

>> shannon: republican senator bob corker will not seek a third term in 2018. he faced increased criticism from the far right even from steve bannon who threatened -- he is our guest later this hour. president trump said he will visit puerto rico next week to look at the devastation from hurricane maria. the governor there says the island is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis. some lawmakers are calling for an accelerated federal response. >> some of the areas have no communication and no power. logic tells you there are probably critical medical needs in those areas. the challenges are extraordinary. it will take a more aggressive reaction to turn the corner on some of this. >> shannon: brock long, great to see you this morning. i know that you were just in puerto rico. tell us what you saw there.

>> basically right now we are working to rebuild puerto rico's entire ability to reconstitute command and control and essential services. it is highly complex. on top of that we'll be working in the major objective is to stabilize the situation and provide life-sustaining support for numerous days going forward. on top of what's already in place in puerto rico, we have mobilized a sustainment force from the department of defense which is going to increase tremendously the number of staff and the capabilities that are coming into puerto rico. >> shannon: i know the president has been briefed on what you saw there. he is going to go next week. in the meantime what does he need to know about what things are like there on the ground? >> right now here again, it's highly complex. not only are we having to -- there is diminished capacity at the local government level we're basically on the hook for

being able to push forward as much as we can to be able to sustain life. that includes opening up the roadways that have been heavily damaged. that's also doing debris clearance, establishing emergency communications. putting forward hundreds of satellite phones into these communities to establish a baseline level of communication the make sure we have total situational awareness over the issues. on top of that we're having to provide security not only from points of distribution but also at the fuel stations. yesterday we delivered fuel to 200 identified gas stations that the governor pointed out. we're putting fuel in those areas and providing the security that the commodities are going where they need to go and make sure they aren't diverted or taken en route. >> shannon: this is the headline. second class puerto rico trump declines to wave the jones act for hurricane relief. it has to do with shipping, waiving regulations about what

ships can come in and bring. explain for folks what that's about. >> the issue is typically around fuel. when you waive the jones act it means you can't get enough fuel into let's say puerto rico. that's not the issue that we're facing. it is different than what we saw in florida. we waived the jones act in florida because we didn't have enough fuel in the state to be able to get it in there and distribute it. as we understand the situation now in working with the governor in puerto rico. the fuel is in puerto rico, it's distribution. american carriers can bring into puerto rico the capacity. the fuel is there, it's getting it distributed because of the highly damaged infrastructure and getting it distributed where it needs to be, hospitals, gas stations, and the governor has proper actively limited it. when you see people standing in line with gas cans at the moment. he has limited the amount of gas that anybody can get to 10

gallons so we're not experiencing a hoarding issue and people getting more gas than what they need. and so it's a highly complex issue. this is different than florida. and when people are making statements they need to have full visibility of the entire situation and why we do the things that we're doing. >> shannon: fema administrator brock long. thank you for your time and hard work. it's endless for weeks and those working with you as well. >> thank you, we need your support. >> bill: 12 minutes past. mexico still assessing devastation after the quake a week ago. thousands in shelters waiting to hear whether or not they have a home that's safe to live in. we'll take you there live. plus there's this. >> the trends have gone oddly from a time when we had our universal recognition that people should be able to express themselves freely and openly, to a time today where we're drifting back to trying to block people from having their voices heard. >> shannon: the battle over

free speech on campus is on. what the a.g. plans to do in order to fight what he believes is a growing trend against the first amendment. >> bill: meanwhile sweet home alabama for roy moore last night. what his victory means for the future of the republican party. >> we can make america great. we can support the president. don't let anybody in the press think that because he supported my opponent that i do not support him. and support his agenda.

>> i fought in a war for the constitution and fought the courts and i'll fight for you in the united states senate and fight for the people of this state and of this nation who want to bring our country back to its greatness. >> shannon: roy moore speaking after his win in the alabama senate primarily runoff last night. his victory over luther strange has a lots of people looking for the mid-terms wondering if it spells trouble for the gop. we'll bring in charlie hurt. let's start with the fact that state is so different but this is unique. not like roy moore showed up and alabama didn't know who he was. he has been in the middle of huge disputes in alabama and very well-known and has a strong evangelical base following him. so how much can we or can we not read into this looking

forward to 2018? >> without a doubt it proves what i think we already knew which is this populist fever has not broken. the same energy that drove donald trump to victory drove roy moore to victory. it's very easy for people in washington to look at roy moore and see some of the dust-ups he has caused and fights he has had with fellow republicans in his own state and think that he is probably not the best team player in washington but that's what voters are looking for right now. they like the fact he gets into these fights. they love the fact he has been kicked off the supreme court twice in alabama. they love the fact that he has gotten tangled up with the federal government on whether the ten commandments in his courtroom and all the other things. people want fighters. they want fighters to come to

washington and disrupt things and the problem here, i think, is when republicans fail to learn the lesson. the lesson is things aren't getting done properly. i think the whole thing would have been a lot different if mitch mcconnell and donald trump were in alabama saying we've accomplished these 10 things this year. we need luther strange so we can continue doing what we're doing. they couldn't do that. they don't have any accomplishments. >> shannon: that's part of the stew that was cooked together to get us to this result last night. the president tweeting this. he was supporting senator strange, he says spoke to roy moore of alabama last night for the first time. sounds like a really great guy who ran a fantastic race. he will help to make america great again. do you think this seat is in danger at all from the democratic challenger? >> i don't think it is. if it were in a less red state, a less republican state that you could get into problems where you have maybe not the most sellable across party lines candidate winning. but here is the funny thing

about this whole race, the whole primary down there is that true, donald trump's preferred candidate didn't win, but the fact that roy moore won is still kind of a victory for donald trump in that it's a victory for donald trump's brand of politics. you couldn't find a candidate running for senate more in the ilk of donald trump than roy moore. in that way it's a confirmation of trump politics. >> shannon: really quickly i want to ask, do you think this presents a situation for the gop moving into next year. talk about pry imary -- splitting resources running against each other and damaging each other ahead of the general. >> it is a real problem and real threat. the only solution is to get things done and to change the way washington is working and republicans i'm afraid have been a little slow to learn that lesson from donald trump's victory last year. >> shannon: always good to see

you, charlie hurt. >> bill: 20 minutes past. houston struggling to clear out what's become an overwhelming amount of hurricane debris. street after street and officials say there is enough debris to fill 125 football stadiums. wow. try finding a place to put that. live in texas on the recovery efforts that still a month later are underway today. >> shannon: tennessee senator bob corker is not running for reelection. we'll ask him why and whether republicans can present a united front on tax reform after coming up short on healthcare again. >> people need relief. we know this. that's why this framework is focused on helping american families and helping the people in the middle. it will be focused on helping people get to the middle.

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>> bill: as we continue our focus on puerto rico as we mentioned moments ago they still need help in houston. people there facing a major challenge. they have hurricane debris unlike anything they have seen before. casey stiegel is on this story live in dallas. good morning. what do they do with this debris? where does it go? how big is the problem? >> bill, it is a massive problem as you can imagine. a lot of people trying to figure out how to best handle it. this debris will be taken all over the place to landfills in these special debris management sites that have been set up inside the disaster zone. that was done by the texas commission on environmental quality because while there is this push to get the debris cleared out quickly. groups like the epa want to make sure it's being done safely. there are hazardous materials that have to be disposed of as well and it has to be done properly. however, patience is wearing thin in some of those neighborhoods.

residents say not only have they waited forever just for the trash trucks to arrive, once they do, there is a long list of rules apparently the residents have to follow. >> the rock and hard place is out there. if they cleaned up this but they only pick up 10 feet and that's it. the homeowner is responsible for getting it pushed out there. how do you do that? >> they are also frustrated. a lot of those piles of debris are soaking wet and they say it's making it a breeding ground for mosquitoes and potentially other diseases. >> bill: help is on the way. what's coming their way, casey? >> right, other cities have sent in reinforcements, sending in extra heavy equipment, garbage trucks, municipalities sending in staff. austin, san antonio already in place and the city of dallas will soon deploy some of its workers and trucks to help out.

they'll be on the ground for 30 days working. independent contractors are also going non-stop. heavy equipment like tractors and front end loaders are impossible to buy or rent in the region because demand is just through the roof. >> people are flagging us down. referrals. a neighbor came out and say come move my trash. i went down there to the same spot. a neighbor said come move my trash. we're just getting neighbor after neighbor. >> city officials say it's exacerbating the problem. many of the subcontractors left texas post harvey and went to florida to help out with irma recovery and bill, the city officials in houston trying to get higher wages for those subcontractors to try and lure them back so they can help out here in texas. >> bill: thank you, casey, live in dallas. >> shannon: a new push to

protect the first amendment on college campuses. >> we want to call out and talk to college presidents, deans, faculty, trustees, to say make sure that you are not discriminating in any way against people's right to speak and are discriminating against them academically or otherwise. >> shannon: why attorney general jeff sessions it's time to step in and make sure universities are not limiting free speech. >> bill: also there is a new scandal rocking college basketball. the charges against assistant coaches and outside influencers and on and on it goes, including a leading sports apparel maker. this is a network, folks, in the cross hairs. we'll see what they've got soon.

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>> shannon: far reaching plan to cut taxes and boost the u.s. economy rolling out right now on capitol hill. republican lawmakers getting a detailed of the framework in a closed retreat ahead of president trump's big speech this afternoon. it is focused on helping middle class families. details leaking early showing the plan would cut taxes for individuals and corporations, simplify the tax system and double the standard deduction used by most americans. >> controversial speakers are being blocked. you have the veto by the heckler who threatens to protest and disrupt the speech so the college may withdraw the speaker's invitation. these things threaten the entire educational system. >> bill: attorney general jeff

sessions launching into the legal battle over free speech on college campus declaring freedom of thought and speech to be under attack. this is a thing now. the big issue. marc thiessen, fox news contributor. mcmanus from the dnc. the fundamental question to both of you men. have the institutions in america gone too far? >> absolutely. i mean as general sessions pointed out yesterday 33% of public universities in this country have speech codes that ban quote, unquote, offensive speech. there is no -- that speech is protected by the first amendment. what is offensive speech? not talking about neo-nazis but conservative speech. they have a first amendment responsibility to protect that speech. but beyond that, the biggest threat to free speech on campuses today is the domestic

terrorist movement called antifa that shows up to stop conservative speakers and beat up peaceful protestors, showing up in black ski masks with sticks and clubs and shields that say no hate and try to intimidate speakers into not coming. birkly had to spend $600,000 on security for ben shapiro's speech. that's enough money to send 44 underprivileged students to berkeley for a year of tuition. they shouldn't be allowed to do that. >> bill: have they gone too far? often the pendulum swings and perhaps they've gotten a little carried away, zach. >> i think this is one big distraction from the trump administration. >> bill: really? >> i do. they're worried that people are going to realize that the problem in their life is maybe that the trump administration hasn't got a major piece of legislation passed. maybe trying to cut people's medicaid for the last six

months and they're saying the problem in your life ann coulter can't speak to rich college brats in berkeley, california. give me a break. if you're looking at the actual -- for the actual insincerity behind this administration, look at the way they treated nfl players over the weekend. >> bill: that's not a college campus. >> this is about protecting free speech. the official position of the trump administration is that nfl players should be fired for expressing their right to free speech, for e pressing their right to protest. let's look at college campuses. let's look at conservatives who went wild with anger and crazy and gnashing of teeth when chelsea manning was going to speak at harvard. >> bill: she was a traitor. republicans and -- to be clear, democrats and republicans denounced that decision. >> zach is talking about the

trump administration. this is a real issue. you have a domestic terrorist movement named antifa that is showing up during trump's inauguration, they showed up in washington and broke windows, set a limousine on fire, and they are doing this on college campuses trying to intimidate conservatives from being able to speak. zach doesn't care about that, i know. but it is a real issue. if you're a student trying to get educated in this country and you are living in an environment on a college campus where you could get beaten over the head because you say something in support of the trump administration. that's not american. zach has that great outrage that the nfl players are being criticized for disrespecting the flag but not concerned with the fact somebody is being beaten over the head because they are trying to support the trump administration. where is your support for free speech. >> bill: a shelter for fragile egos, go ahead and response to marc's claim. >> this is not about whether one is supportive of cracking down on free speech.

free speech for everyone. my concern and what i'm trying to express here is the hypocrisy from those on the right who aren't for free speech for everyone. they're for free speech for their people. not for free speech again, >> bill: $600,000 for security at berkeley is no way to carry out a speech. >> of course not. if you want to cherry pick examples and blow them outerbridge of proportion that it will seem like a bigger deal than the fact the trump administration has been trying to cut people's medicaid for the last six months. that's more important. >> stay on topic, zach. >> bill: are they cherry picking as zach is alleging there? >> no, they're consistent. there is no problem with liberal speech on college campuses. all students get all day long is liberalism. conservative groups are trying to bring in a handful of conservative speakers and they have to spend $600,000 in

security for someone like ben shapiro, an anti-trump republican. this is happening on college campuses across the country. it is a major issue. i'm just shocked that ben -- that zach is more concerned with some nfl players being criticized for taking a knee and disrespecting the american flag that people fought and died for than people getting beaten over the head. >> bill: thanks for coming on zach and marc. >> shannon: the fire in southern california is -- hundreds of evacuated homeowners are becoming very anxious waiting on word when they can finally return. we're live in los angeles with an update. good morning, anita. >> it has been a tough couple of days for folks living in and around corona near the canyon fire an hour southeast of los angeles. over the past few days the

blaze has grown to more than 2,000 acres and now there are more than 1600 fire personnel battling the fire from the ground and in the air. mandatory evacuations are in effect for nearly 500 homes in neighborhoods around the fire. particularly the ranch neighborhood. there is only 15% containment. >> the wind is doing some pretty crazy things. we got a little bit of wind right now. we're waiting to see what the wind does and make sure it's safe for people to come in here and continue their lives. >> while no homes have been lost, some have been damaged. it was certainly heartbreaking for some folks. one resident kathy, got a call one hour after evacuating. she came home to find embers from the fire had landed on her roof. she had water damage and most of her ceiling was on the floor. but firefighters were able to act fast and save her home from burning to the ground.

>> got a call from the neighbor who said your house is on fire. i went oh my god, i couldn't believe it. why our house? >> no word on how the canyon fire started. typically fire season in california lasts through september 24th. but officials say with the warm temperatures in the 80s and 90s right now the season could last well into october. >> bill: after splintering on healthcare can republicans present a united front on tax reform. tennessee senator bob corker is our guest live. first speaker paul ryan defending his colleagues on the house side. >> we've been extremely productive for the first time since 2004 we passed all of our appropriations bills. we're frustrated the senate hasn't acted on a seminole promise.

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>> bill: out of puerto rico the u.s. navy releasing this video of sailors and marines bringing equipment and supplies into puerto rico. they are on board the u.s.s. kearsarge. geraldo was with them as well. the supplies are needed and the help on behalf of the u.s. military is going to go a long way infrastructure, electricity, water, supplies, cell phone service. so here we go. puerto rico more to come on all that here on "america's newsroom." >> too many people are struggling in america today. they pay too much in taxes, they feel stuck and anxious. they are living paycheck to paycheck. we need faster economic growth and a tax code built for growth that helps struggling family. people need relief and we know this. >> shannon: republican leaders in the house and senate getting ready to release what is being described as a unified framework for historic tax reform. talk about it with tennessee

senator bob corker, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. your decision not to run for reelection. we'll get to that. let's start with tax reform here. you know some of your -- immediately began talking about this in terms of tax cuts for the 1% and wealthy gop donors. your response. >> i don't think that's -- i think people will be very surprised by what is laid out. or at least if it's laid out in the form it was to me last week. that's not the way this is going to be built. i think they're looking to do everything they can to grow the economy, as speaker ryan was just mentioning. there are people throughout our country that are under employed. we need to raise productivity which means we want capital investment in companies so people can make higher wages. so that's what this is about. i think people are going to be really surprised that more the middle income and getting

corporate rates down that will be the focus here. >> shannon: last time there was major overhaul in 1986 it was bipartisan. will this be a bipartisan moment on tax reform this time around? >> we'll use reconciliation to do it it appears. i hope so. i know that the white house is, in fact, courting democrats. i know there will be bipartisan hearings in finance in the senate and house ways and means. i hope that's what ends up being the case. those kind of policies are the ones that stand the test of time when both parties embrace them. >> shannon: speaker ryan expressed frustration about the house passing numerous bills that have gone to the senate to die. what is your response? >> i just don't have a response. look, you know, it's been the old -- the house are able to operate -- i don't know how to describe it. if you have one vote more than the other side you ram it through and you are in the majority you can pass all kind

of legislation, which is a nice luxury. in the senate it was designed this way. it's the way our founders set it up. senate is supposed to be the cooling off place and as you know, we have a 60-vote threshold here. it's just a little tougher. we cannot pass just purely partisan bills here unless we're using something like reconciliation, which was attempted in healthcare and may be attempted with tax reform. other bills go through the normal process. as you know it's difficult in this environment, anyway, to reach that 60-vote threshold. >> shannon: do i detect a note of weariness or frustration? >> i couldn't imagine serving more than two terms. i came up as a citizen legislator. it's been very tempting to stay, i'll be honest. i'm chairman of the foreign relations committee and pick up the phone and talk to just

about everybody in the world. there was a temptation to stay. but i think for me, anyway, the citizen legislator model is the right one. i am in no way frustrated. yes, i would love to get something done on tax reform. i wish we had repealed aca but i am able to make so much happen just on the telephone that i'm not frustrated. i'm not weary. i look at what i do every day as a tremendous privilege. every day when i come to work i'm thankful to the people of tennessee for letting me do what i do and i'll continue to be that way for 15 months and anyone who, quote, acts woe is me when you're in a position to affect things that affect people throughout our country every day, if you feel that way you should go home. i'm not going home for that reason. i'm going home because i felt like two terms was the right amount of time. >> shannon: from the perch where you sit on foreign relations you are a key player in the iran nuclear deal. the controversy over that. the president has to recertify

whether they're in compliance by october 15th. do you think he will? if he doesn't will congress reactivate sanctions? >> i'm so closely involved with the white house on this that i really cannot speak publicly about what i think is going to happen and then what congress is going to do. i apologize to you for that but i am just working so closely with them anything i might say would be revealing something that would be inappropriate for me to do. >> shannon: the president mentioned last week he had made a decision. is that your impression that a decision has been made? >> i think a decision has been made, yes. and sometimes world events intervene and change. but because again i know what the course of action likely is to be and the course of action that congress may take as a result, i just -- if you don't mind let's talk about another topic. >> shannon: we'll leave it there. our time is up. saved by the bell. senator, great to have you with

us. thanks so much for your time. >> bill: good luck to him. we'll talk to him again before he leaves congress. a network of charges against a network of coaches & associates and a leading sports clothing maker, how deep do these allegations run? we'll find out next.

>> bill: where does this go? for ncaa coaches arrested, among ten facing federal criminal charges. a massive investigation revealing the coaches allegedly took bribes in exchange for coaching players to sign with certain financial advisors and certain financial managers including the apparel company adidas. bribery scandal rocks college

basketball. jared max, and you certainly have seen -- >> a lot of guys with hoop dreams. >> bill: these are allegations for now. what are the allegations? this is a network of people? >> a lot of people involved. college coaches are four. four guys who were assistants who at this point have either been suspended with or without pay or put on administrative leave. they won't be coaching any point soon. there are serious charges they each face up to a maximum of 80 years in prison. these coaches allegedly took bribes to steer top tier athletes, as you said, either to financial advisors or particular sports agents. where does adidas come into this? a member is accused of giving large sums of money to have high school athletes commit to

college programs. whether it be at some of these schools, the university of miami in florida is involved here. they just signed two years ago 12-year partnership with adidas for $90 million dollars and louisville, kentucky. the big story just breaking that says the head coach of louisville has told his coaching staff at a meeting today he expects to lose his job as a result of this because money is said to have been funneled allegedly to a top recruiter in louisville. >> bill: they would get the players and push them in a certain direction so everybody made money. >> yes. i want to bring up a point. while none of this is excusable i wonder if college athletes were paid if this would be the case. 1919 i know you are a big baseball fan. the black sox scandal. kaminsky was known to be cheap. underworld gamblers we know we

could get to these guys. they fixed the world series. they were getting paid next to nothing. in college athletes were being paid i don't know if we would have these scandals. who would be interested? >> bill: we can debate it and save it for another day. we're trying to deal with facts of the allegations, serious stuff. patino said this yesterday. the third party schemes initiated by a few bad actors operated to impact the universities and basketball frames including the university of louisville. our fans and supporters, i'm committed to take whatever steps are needed to make sure those responsible are held accountable. pitino gone in louisville? >> he is one of the highest paid state employees in kentucky. there is a lot here. he -- they are already on probation. >> bill: we don't know how far

this runs yet but we'll find out. >> f.b.i. says better you call us than we call you. >> bill: back after this.

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>> shannon: how are you feeling? you sound better. as the cold going away? >> bill: no, it's getting worse. >> shannon: that's it for us. >> jon: a fox news alert on a big day for president trump's legislative agenda as mr. trump is about to head to indianapolis where he will outline a sweeping proposal of taxes for individuals and corporations, it is a plan the president says he's going to help middle-class families and jump-start the american economy. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> heather: i have a feeling that everyone says that. i'm heather childers, think you for joining us. the president is said to breakdown the plan for rewriting the tax code. he's expected to call for a simpler system, fewer tax brackets, itiz